What do you think about Minsc???

Bernardo · 06-17-2003, 11:46 AM

Hey guys, I really like Minsc... I mean, he might be stupid with his hamster and all, but he never is depressed (aaaahhh we are all friends, there's you, Boo and me... HAMSTERS AND RANGERS EVERYWHERE !!!!!!!!!!!), and I find him the best of all... so I just wanted to know how do you judge him.

Merlin from Amber · 06-17-2003, 11:54 AM

Last time I was creating my party it was hard for me to remove him. He makes the game more 'colorful' and he also was the Meli's big problem [img]smile.gif[/img]
He is force and he is funny so I just like him.

Bernardo · 06-17-2003, 12:04 PM

You are right!!!
He is the only NPC I would never, ever, ever let go away from my group.
Apart this he is even well-skilled and almost never comlaining!

MINSC IS THE BEST

Zuvio · 06-17-2003, 12:06 PM

He is clearly insane. He makes an excellent tank. Boo is a powerful warrior. He amused me the first two times thru the game, but then I found his rantings rather annoying. But overall I consider him to be one the more succesfull NPC's you can get. A-

IronDragon · 06-17-2003, 12:11 PM

While I like the big ox I rarely take him along with me.
I always play good and I find it tough to justify bringing along someone who is in such obvious need of help. Worse Minsc often messes up conversations and attacks people your trying to talk to. And no one likes messy berserker rages. It’s bad enough when a bad guy kills Imoen, its worse when one of your party members does it for them.

I find other characters more useful. Dual wielding maces has just never been helpful and if your going to have points in dual wield you should use them.

I prefer Keldorn or Valygar for tanking (and I know there are those who refuse to accept Valygar’s tank status but try to deal with it as best you can.)

06-17-2003, 03:28 PM

Good old Minsc. Was always by my side in BG2. One of those NPC's I couldn't kick out of the party but he might not be so lucky next time.

Tancred · 06-17-2003, 06:17 PM

Huzzah for the Minscster(not easy to pronounce, that...)! Very, very capable NPC. Strong as a bull, solid as a house. If you understand where he's coming from and his way of looking at the world, I find Minsc is not insane; he's just a man who believes in the classic heroic sagas! Ok, so life's not like that. To Minsc, it damn well ought to be, and he's going to buttkick the world until it is. I can respect that.

Dual-wielding maces no good, you say? I used to have Minsc carrying a double-handed sword mostly when starting out (plenty of those lying around) but since he was already pretty proficient in those I used his proficiency points to build him up into a dual-wielding axe maniac. Very beserkeresque. At that point, I found I had a pair of axes ready for him. Not only that, but he's a fair shot with a longbow too! AND he can go stealth for those times when you need it! *AND* He can charm animals and rage!

Rage no good, you say? One of the best uses for it, I found, was to sneak Minsc past the bad guys, have him change his armour when he got there, and attack the enemy on two fronts; one of them consisting of me and the other 5 and the other a beserk, axe-wielding Minsc. mostly he fell upon their archers and wizards... Heh!

[ 06-17-2003, 06:19 PM: Message edited by: Tancred ]

Faceman · 06-17-2003, 07:12 PM

Minsc rocks! No better tank in the game (I don't like Korgan and his proficiencies in Axe why doesn't he have them in Warhammers).
Lots of funny party interaction!
And Boo IS mighty. Try to clua him in ( CreateCreature("Boo") )!
I only dump him if I play evil.
Correction: I did not take him along with my last good party as my PC was a ranger already and I wanted to have the full Paladin club (Keldorn, Anomen and Mazzy) which left me with only two open spaces for mages/druids/clerics. Filled them with Imoen and Jaheira.

Dadams1 · 06-17-2003, 08:22 PM

Minsc is definitely my favorite NPC. He's an awesome tank, and he has awesome banter. I don't think I've ever played without him in my party... It would just be so hard to let him go...

Nerull · 06-17-2003, 08:52 PM

He's definitely one of my favorites. He's very good in the party, with excellent versatility (stealth, strength, melee and missile proficiency, etc.). His dialogs are awesome. I am playing a "knight" party right now, so this is the first good guy group where I got rid of Minsc (a lot harder emotionally than I expected!). It's just not as much fun without the big guy!

06-17-2003, 11:46 AM	#1
Bernardo Manshoon Join Date: June 4, 2003 Location: Genova/Italy Age: 33 Posts: 194	Hey guys, I really like Minsc... I mean, he might be stupid with his hamster and all, but he never is depressed (aaaahhh we are all friends, there's you, Boo and me... HAMSTERS AND RANGERS EVERYWHERE !!!!!!!!!!!), and I find him the best of all... so I just wanted to know how do you judge him. __________________ I am a servant of the secret fire, wielder of the flame of Anor... the dark fire will not avail you! Flame of Udùn!<br /><br />*Elvis the King Forever*

06-17-2003, 12:04 PM	#3
Bernardo Manshoon Join Date: June 4, 2003 Location: Genova/Italy Age: 33 Posts: 194	You are right!!! He is the only NPC I would never, ever, ever let go away from my group. Apart this he is even well-skilled and almost never comlaining! MINSC IS THE BEST __________________ I am a servant of the secret fire, wielder of the flame of Anor... the dark fire will not avail you! Flame of Udùn!<br /><br />*Elvis the King Forever*

06-17-2003, 12:06 PM	#4
Zuvio Gold Dragon Join Date: May 19, 2002 Location: Blessed are those who are not.... Age: 42 Posts: 2,556	He is clearly insane. He makes an excellent tank. Boo is a powerful warrior. He amused me the first two times thru the game, but then I found his rantings rather annoying. But overall I consider him to be one the more succesfull NPC's you can get. A- __________________ [img]\"http://img121.exs.cx/img121/4236/zuviodemonnoname2hf.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

06-17-2003, 12:11 PM	#5
IronDragon Elminster Join Date: January 16, 2003 Location: Michigan Age: 58 Posts: 419	While I like the big ox I rarely take him along with me. I always play good and I find it tough to justify bringing along someone who is in such obvious need of help. Worse Minsc often messes up conversations and attacks people your trying to talk to. And no one likes messy berserker rages. It’s bad enough when a bad guy kills Imoen, its worse when one of your party members does it for them. I find other characters more useful. Dual wielding maces has just never been helpful and if your going to have points in dual wield you should use them. I prefer Keldorn or Valygar for tanking (and I know there are those who refuse to accept Valygar’s tank status but try to deal with it as best you can.) __________________ Ever notice that "What The Hell!" is always the right decision?- Marilyn Monroe

06-17-2003, 06:17 PM	#7
Tancred White Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2001 Location: UK Age: 43 Posts: 1,893	Huzzah for the Minscster(not easy to pronounce, that...)! Very, very capable NPC. Strong as a bull, solid as a house. If you understand where he's coming from and his way of looking at the world, I find Minsc is not insane; he's just a man who believes in the classic heroic sagas! Ok, so life's not like that. To Minsc, it damn well ought to be, and he's going to buttkick the world until it is. I can respect that. Dual-wielding maces no good, you say? I used to have Minsc carrying a double-handed sword mostly when starting out (plenty of those lying around) but since he was already pretty proficient in those I used his proficiency points to build him up into a dual-wielding axe maniac. Very beserkeresque. At that point, I found I had a pair of axes ready for him. Not only that, but he's a fair shot with a longbow too! AND he can go stealth for those times when you need it! AND He can charm animals and rage! Rage no good, you say? One of the best uses for it, I found, was to sneak Minsc past the bad guys, have him change his armour when he got there, and attack the enemy on two fronts; one of them consisting of me and the other 5 and the other a beserk, axe-wielding Minsc. mostly he fell upon their archers and wizards... Heh! [ 06-17-2003, 06:19 PM: Message edited by: Tancred ] __________________ \"HELP! I\'ve superglued myself to a flaming bowling ball!\"

06-17-2003, 11:54 AM	#2
Merlin from Amber Manshoon Join Date: March 18, 2003 Location: who cares Age: 46 Posts: 158	Last time I was creating my party it was hard for me to remove him. He makes the game more 'colorful' and he also was the Meli's big problem [img]smile.gif[/img] He is force and he is funny so I just like him.

06-17-2003, 03:28 PM	#6
Jan Guest Posts: n/a	Good old Minsc. Was always by my side in BG2. One of those NPC's I couldn't kick out of the party but he might not be so lucky next time.

06-17-2003, 07:12 PM	#8
Faceman Hathor Join Date: February 18, 2002 Location: Vienna Age: 42 Posts: 2,248	Minsc rocks! No better tank in the game (I don't like Korgan and his proficiencies in Axe why doesn't he have them in Warhammers). Lots of funny party interaction! And Boo IS mighty. Try to clua him in ( CreateCreature("Boo") )! I only dump him if I play evil. Correction: I did not take him along with my last good party as my PC was a ranger already and I wanted to have the full Paladin club (Keldorn, Anomen and Mazzy) which left me with only two open spaces for mages/druids/clerics. Filled them with Imoen and Jaheira. __________________ \"I am forever spellbound by the frailty of life\"<br /><br /> Faceman

06-17-2003, 08:22 PM	#9
Dadams1 Drow Warrior Join Date: May 29, 2003 Location: USA Age: 36 Posts: 280	Minsc is definitely my favorite NPC. He's an awesome tank, and he has awesome banter. I don't think I've ever played without him in my party... It would just be so hard to let him go... __________________ [img]\"http://logo.cafepress.com/3/3269.298243.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.\" ~Hemingway

06-17-2003, 08:52 PM	#10
Nerull Lord Ao Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 53 Posts: 2,069	He's definitely one of my favorites. He's very good in the party, with excellent versatility (stealth, strength, melee and missile proficiency, etc.). His dialogs are awesome. I am playing a "knight" party right now, so this is the first good guy group where I got rid of Minsc (a lot harder emotionally than I expected!). It's just not as much fun without the big guy! __________________ [img]\"ubb/noncgi/smiles/new/ghoul.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br />\"The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work.<br />The lower class exists just to scare the middle class.\"<br />-George Carlin

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